IIE Annual Conference May 21, 2012

2:25-3:40 PM, Room: 4

Agenda

Introductions

Meet our Board of Directors

Meet our Members and Guests

Division Status

Membership

Division Health

Division Activities

Strategic Priorities & Future

Volunteer Opportunities

Introductions: Board of Directors

(2012- 2013)

President: MD Sarder, Assistant Professor, University of Southern Mississippi;

Past President: N/A

President-elect: Burak Eksioglu, Associate Professor, Mississippi State University;

Directors:

Diana Berry, Trade Management Services at UPS, SC;

Sreekanth Ramakrishnan, Advisory Engineer/Scientist at IBM, NY;

Sanchoy Das, Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ;

Randy Lane, Logistics Manager, Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, MS;

Krishna K. Krishnan, Professor, Wichita State University, KS;

Dorian Notman, Senior Lecturer, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom;

Gary Burns, Senior Manager, FedEx, Coraopolis, PA; Alexandre A. Boschi, Production Engineer at UNIP, Sao Paulo, Brazil ;

Introductions: Members & Guests

Around-the-Room

Your Name

Your Position & Organization

Primary interest in LSC

Division Status

LSC Division Formation

Need for this division was recognized in 2010

LSC division proposal submitted in August, 2011 Leadership Teams

Policies & Procedures

Roles & Responsibilities

Strategic Plan

Approved on November 21, 2011 by the IIE’s Technical Operations Board

Division Status

Division Health Facts

Very busy with the formation process

Academic & Industry mix in the board: 50-50

Board Meeting: Bi-monthly

Number of Communications with Membership: 6

Number of committees: 4-6

Divisional Activities

Teaching Award

Best Paper within LSC Track

Webinars

Newsletter

ISERC Track

IIE Solutions Track

LSC Division Teaching Award

Committee Chair: Burak Eksioglu

Goal: to recognize excellence in teaching logistics & supply chain concepts

2012 Award Winner: Dr. Ismail Capar, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M

University, College Station, TX.

Best Paper Within Logistics Track

Liaison: Krishna K. Krishnan

2012 Best Paper Winner

The paper titled "Infinite Horizon Periodic Review Perturbed Demand Model with Lead Time" co-authored with James A. Lavin, Ana R. Vila-Parrish, Donald P. Warsing, Rusty King and S. Sebnem Ahiska was selected as the best paper in the Supply Chain and Logistics track of ISERC 2012

IIE LSC Division Webinars

Chair: Sreekanth Ramakrishnan

IIE LSC Division Website

Chair: Randy Lane

IIE LSC Division Newsletter

Published quarterly on-line and disseminated to members

Members encouraged to submit articles

ISERC – Supply Chain & Logistics Track

2012 Track chairs: Manju Kamath and Sunderesh Heragu

Track Summary: 24 sessions with 98 presentations including poster session

Schedules

Sunday from 8:00 am – 6:15 pm in Flagler & Nassau

Monday from 8:00 am – 6:30 pm in Nassau

Tuesday from 8:00 am – 6:30 pm in Nassau

IIE Applied Solutions – Supply Chain

Track

2012 Track chairs: MD Sarder & Amanda Whitaker

16 abstracts received

10 abstract chosen to present – five 35 min; five 70 min

One featured speaker session (Dr. J.T. Black) and one multi-track session with Lean & Sustainability

Schedule Monday from 8:00 am to 5:05 pm

Tuesday from 8:00 am to 9:15 pm and 12:550 pm – 2:10 pm

Wednesday from 8:00 am to 9:55 pm

Launch division website

Increasing division membership

Offer more value added programs for membership

Connect members through social media such as LinkedIn

Create knowledgebase for membership

Strategic Plan: Future Directions 2012-2015

Volunteer Opportunities

We always need some help!